St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-06-19


Sented picture of flowing skirts and
graceful outlines. and if wantOn wind
OF restless steed took liberties with the
draperieS, the trina boot and accompany
ing garniture did not detract from the
IoVellneSS of the picture. The Mime
apollS young lady of to-day has no cause
Tor concealment, but she wears the
pantaloonS just the same, and the result
Is that instead of a flying pace, where
sweeping skirts mingle with flowing
tan, we have short, stiff skirt. a raSp-
ing trot and bobbed tail and-it'S En-
gllSh, We know. But it is a case Of
utility getting away with beauty, just
style VIII prevail often at the expense
oi personal attractions.
minneapolis is essentially built for
equestrian exercise. with its broad,
smooth avenues. and beautiful parkway
and boulevard system, and its votaries
are numerous. Cropped and bobbed
horses are as plentiful as dogs. and just
at this season when it is early for the
lakes and late for any kind of social
enjoyment, riding parties are quite pop
uiar. Park and Portland avenues and
Lake street get the most benefit of these
eSSemblages. and doorstep and lawn
loungerS are treated to plenty of anus
ing as we'll as attractive SpectacleS. A
Park avenue lawyer says he has grown
so familiar with the varied STYLES of
handling ribbons and cropstick that
he can tell at a glance whether an
equeStrienne IS graduate of the Sixth
street riding academy or a self-taught
Camilla, and sometimes even name the
state from which the horsewoman halls
by her peculiar manage of her steed.
People in that part of the city have
grown familiar with the figure of soli-
tary girl rider, which nearly daily
passes along, but who she is. no one
knows. She Is always alone, and man
ages her powerful blood-hay with
superb grace and skill. She
always wears a neat habit of navy
blue, and her clustering eurls
OF gold are gathered lntoa cadet cap of
the same shade. Tan gauntlets cover
her hands and she carries an English
crcpstick in a style highly suggestive
cloudy Sky and a southerly wind be-
token hunting morning" Her identi-
ty mystery, but hef evening canter
Is as regular as fair weather will per-
nit.
RIDING PARTIES
have doomed into popularity through
the efforts. largely, Of a certain popular
and fashionable physician, who saw in
it the means of restoring the energies Of
a certain languid Tenth street belle
placed under his professional care. He
artfUlly pictured to her mind the pleas
ing figure she would make on horseback
and, without intimating it would bene-
fit her health, made it strike her fancy
as fashionable advertisement Then
he played on the vanity of a particular
friend in the same way, and the next
time the pair went to luxuriate in neigh
borhood gossip, they talked horseback
sport ad infinitum. Two riding habits
were bought the next week, and
now the roses bloom on cheeks
that defied the power of7nedicine. The
father gladly paid the physicians bill of
500 for advice and kept his secret. That
neighborheod is the equestrienne center
of the city and the artful Galen loses no
opportunity of complimenting his pa
tients on being the rage in society cir
cles. He thinks of putting in a good
word for tricycles, in case the riding
craze should suffer an eclipse.